Ultrasound leak detection covers a wide range of leaks: pressure
or vacuum and any gas. Sound dependent, ultrasound instruments detect the
turbulent flow produced as the fluid (liquid or gas) moves from the
high-pressure side to the low-pressure side of a leak. Ultrasound leak
inspection is especially beneficial in areas where there is a saturation of gases
or where a wide variety of gases, pressurized vessels and vacuum processes
exist. For this reason, ultrasound leak detection is used in many facilities
for safety, environmental, energy or quality assurance programs.

We
provide Ultrasound Leak Detection surveys to identify the compressed air or gas
leaks at your facility. The survey includes detailed reporting to help you
repair each leak, which will save thousands of dollars each year in energy
consumption

Energy
conservation and cost savings Ultrasound surveys identify compressed air leaks,
failed or failing steam traps and process gas leaks with precise location and
quantifiable numbers. Identifying these
leaks or failed steam traps will allow for the creation of detailed reports
that show cost avoidance. Just one quick
coupler leak at 100psi, assuming a cost factor of $0.36 per 1000 cubic feet,
can cost as much as $750.00 a year. The
energy conservation and cost savings potential make this a very attractive
service.

A
trained ultrasound technician from Peterson Predictive Maintenance will scan
areas where compressed air or process gas is present with a device that is
sensitive only to a high frequency range.
This allows for ambient noise to be filtered out so the primary focus is
on the sound created by compressed gas or air leaks. Once a leak has been identified, the
amplitude of the leak is recorded by the device and is combined with the system
pressure, the cost of energy and the type of gas being surveyed. These are detailed in the report with a cumulative
total of the amount of dollars lost annually as a result of those leaks.